Shenzhen, China • The first mission for the U.S. is complete: The Americans are going to the Tokyo Olympics.
And now the World Cup quarterfinals are the next task. That means the U.S. team will face France, setting up a face off between the Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert.
Kemba Walker and Myles Turner each scored 16 points, and the Americans earned a top seed for the quarterfinals by beating Brazil 89-73 on Monday in the final second-round game of the tournament. Mitchell had 6 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds.
It was a win three nations could celebrate: The U.